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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I devoured (pun intended) this amazing book in one day. A magical journey through grief, love, family, and food….and ghosts. Just perfect.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
I really don’t love ghost and paranormal stuff, but this didn’t get too woo woo for me until the end (which was quite abstract). It was very original and well written though, once I got into it I couldn’t put it down. So a really good book and reading experience, although unlikely to become a “favorite”…
Favorite quote: “Food could do that. It could tell stories. Not just cuisines or component parts, but histories—of the people who’d prepared the dishes, the way they evolved them over time, the way they made them theirs. Leaving behind a recipe was a way to be remembered and savored and loved even after you were gone. A way to live forever.”
Notes:
- I thought this was a really interesting concept. Part food/restaurant scene, part romance, part ghost story, part musings on grief. but...it left me wanting more, more parts fleshed out, more about the ghosts, more details in all the parts.
- I think I will appreciate this book more in a reread, all of the pieces and the uniqueness of it because everything felt like it went by so quickly during this first read through.
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really wanted to love this book. In fact, up until page 118 I was absolutely loving this book. The ghost that the main character was manifesting through his aftertaste were epic. But then the author kind of did a 180 and took this story into a way different direction, absolutely away from the epic ghost ghosts that Kostya was manifesting And I just started to struggle with it. I thought this was going to be a five-star for me, but it just ended up being a bit of a disappointment.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes